Cessna 172 accident near Meriden, Connecticut, February 7, 2011
On February 7, 2011 at about 6:10 pm local time, a Cessna 172, registered N9622Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Meriden, Connecticut (Meriden Markham Municipal airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing rollout, resulting in a runway excursion.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 7, 2011 · about 6:10 pm local time
- Place
- Meriden, Connecticut · Meriden Markham Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 M · all 172s on the register
- Registration
- N9622Q · registry record · serial 17265707
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The student pilot stated that he executed a go-around on the first approach for landing at the destination airport and the second approach for landing was normal. As the airplane touched down, the wind pushed it to the right. The airplane traveled off the right side of the runway and impacted a snow bank, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing spar. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- 552230 during descent - emergency
- 552300 during descent - emergency
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Incorrect action performance › Student pilot
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
Dual student
- Ratings: none, none, none, none
- Flight time: 49 hours in all; 35 in this make and model; 17 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 3 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 2
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,105 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 30, 2010; 63 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,300 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O320 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Sky Jane, LLC
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: FRG Farmingdale NY at 5:30 pm
- Destination: MMK Meriden CT
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 18, 3,100 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 39°C, dew point 25°C
- Altimeter: 29.950001 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from MMK
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA11CA138.